Prospective Students

We are pleased you are considering Purdue University for your graduate studies.

The Lamb School of Communication has both on-campus and online opportunities depending on the direction you would like your advanced degree to take you.

On-Campus Graduate Programs

Our on-campus offerings are designed for students looking to be the next generation of communication researchers or problem solvers. In working with, and being advised by, our world-renowned faculty, on-campus graduate students can earn either a thesis or non-thesis based Master’s degree and a dissertation-based Ph.D. Degree with specializations in:

• Health and Risk Communication
• Interpersonal Communication
• Media, Technology, and Society
• Organizational Communication
• Political Communication 
• Public Relations

Interdisciplinary Programs are also available in:

• Communication and Aging
• Information Assurance and Security
• Public Health – MPH – Health Communication (under development)

For more information about our on-campus programs, please contact: gradcom@purdue.edu.

Online Graduate Programs

We also offer a fully online M.S. in Communication, and Graduate Certificates in Strategic Communication Management & Communication and Leadership. These programs are designed for working professionals looking to take the next step in their education and careers by learning from award-winning industry experts.

For more information about these fully online options, please use the “request information” link found here: https://cla.purdue.edu/communication/online-program/ms-in-communication/